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happyopossum on April 4, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon Cash

No, this is not a private currency - Amazon is not issuing currency, you are depositing US dollars into an account.

mrb on April 4, 2017 [–]

You are wrong. Think about it. Tell me what distinguishes Amazon Cash from a private currency.

happyopossum on April 6, 2017 | [–]

It represents literal $USD 100% of the time.

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